Hair-dressing frame.



C. KLEPPER.

HAlR DRESSING FRAME.

APPLICAHON FILED JAN. 26. 1916.

1 337,?92 Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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GHARLESKLEPPER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; i

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

Application filed .Tannary26, 1916. Serial No. 74,398.

To all whom-it may concern: I

Be it known that I, CHARLES KLEPPER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the countyof San Francisco and State of Cal1forn1a,have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Hair- Dresslng Frames; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich 1tappertains to make and use the same.

This invention has for its primary object to provlde an eflicient andinexpens ve halr dressing frame or foundation particularly claimed andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the hair dressing frame, and

Fig. 2 represents an enlarged fragmental front elevation thereof.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral5 indicates generally the base loop of the hair frame, the free ends ofwhich are movable relatively and connected by a loop 8 consisting of twoside members which are bowed or curved in such manner that they arecrossed, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1, when the free ends of themain or base loop 5 are connected.

Adjacent the point of juncture of one side of the loop 8 with theadjacent end of the ber of the loop 8 is engaged under the remain orbase loop 5 the Wire or other ma terial from which. the hair dressingform is constructed is bent to define a substantially U-shaped retainingloop 10 adapted to receive the other side member of the loop 8, wherebythe free ends of the base loop are detachably connected. The base loop 5is formed of iresilient material so as to normally retain the free endsthereof sprung apart, and thus when one side memtaining 100 10 the bandis resiliently retained in contracted condition.

The curved'bracing member 6 is secured at diametrically opposed pointsto the base loop 5 between the free ends and central portion of thelatter, and the central portion thereof is looped, as indicated at 6*,about the looped'inner end 9 of an auxiliary bracing member 7 whichlatter is an extended .part of the wire, or other material forming thebase loop 5, and is designed to reinforce the brace 6 and retain thelatter in a predetermined position with relation to the base loop 5. Thelooped end 9 of the auxiliary bracing member receives and anchors theclosed end of the loop 8. The extreme inner end of the auxiliary bracingmember 7 is turned back upon the coiled portion 6 of the curved member6, as indicated at 7, thereby forming a ri 'd connection between themembers 6 and? In u se,the hair dressing frame is placed in any desiredposition upon the head of the wearer and the strands of hair arepositioned through the loop 8 and the ends of base loop 5 aresubsequently connected by engaging the bight portion 11 at one endthereof in the loop 10 at the opposite end. The frictional engagement ofthe sides of the loop 8 prevent accidental displacement of the hairdressing frame while thehair is being dressed, and, as will beunderstood, the frame is entirely concealed from view by the coils ofhair placed thereon, while at the same time the coiled hair is retainedin I the scalp.

What is claimed is: a

In a hair dressing frame, a base loop of semi-circular sections havingcertain of the ends twisted together, a hair-receiving loop connectingthe other ends of the base loop,

means detachably connectingthe free ends of the base and hair-receiving,loops, a curved bracing member connectedat its opposite ends with thebase loop, an auxiliary bracing member integrally connected at one endto said base loop, a loop integrally connected with the inner extremityof the auxiliary bracing member receiving and anchoring thehair-recelving loop, and a loop formed centrally of the curved bracingIn testimony whereof I aflix my signature member recelvlng and closingthe loop of 111 presence of two wltnesses.

the auxiliary bracing member said auxilr iary vbracing member having itsextreme end. CHARLES IXLEPPER" 5 turned back over the loop of the curvedWVitnesses:

bracing member to rlgidly connect the two 'THOS. M. MARS, bracingmembers.-, j v r F. W. VVITT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained-for-five cents each;lby addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. 1 Washington, D. 0.

